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G. K. INGRAHAM & J. L. URIST.

FLUID CAN 0R BARREL HOLDER.

No. 364,351. Patented June 7, 1887.

V//////////////,IIHI J UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEG GILBERT K. INGRAHAMAND JOHN L. GBIST, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FLUID CAN OR BARREL HOLDER.-

SPECIPICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,351, dated June 7,1887.

Application filed January 10, 1887. Serial No. 5223,97 0. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, GILBERT K. INGRA- HAM and JOHN L. CRIST, residentsof the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, havejointlyinvented an Improved (Jan or Barrel Holder; and we hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to an improved manner of suspending in a frame acan or barrel containing a fluid, for the purpose of decanting the same.

The following description fully explains the nature of our saidinvention and the manner in which we proceed to construct, apply, anduse the same, the accompanying drawings being referred to by figures andletters.

Figure lis a perspective view of the device, showing the can tilted andheld in position.

Fig. 2 is a plan ofthe same,showing a spring pawl attached to the frame.Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the frame, showing the ratchetbarand the manner of suspending the can.

Referring to Fig. 1, a is the frame, which may be made of wood or metal,having the floor or bottom cut away, as shown at b, to afford facilityin decanting the fluid. WVc, make the frame of a suitablesize to holdeither a can or a barrel. For the purpose of holding the can in positionat any required angle, we attach to the inclined edge of the frameapawl, 7c,whieh is thrown by hand into a ratchetbar, Fig. 1; or weaccomplish the same thing by attaching a spring pawl, Z, in a similarposition on the side of the frame, Fig. 2.

The can 0, provided with a discharge hole, d, and a handle, 6, such asiscommonly used to hold oil or other fluid, is suspended on the frame bymeans of a holder or cage made of iron bands or strapsfg. The band 9extends across the bottom of the can and up both sides, and is securedto the band f, which extends horizontally around the center of the can.The band 9 may extend up all sides of the can. One end of the band 9 isriveted to the center of a semicircular ratchet-bar, 2', and on the0pposite side the other end ofbandg extends above the horizontal bandf,and is pivoted on the bolt h. The ends of the ratchet-bar are riveted tothe bandf, and securedtothis band f above the ratchet-bar is a shortband or ear, m, which is pivoted on the opposite bolt, h, Figs. 1, 3.The can is placed in this holder and may be readily removed and replacedby another.

For the purpose of holding acan in position while decanting itscontents, we preferably employ only one ratchet-bar; but we do notconfine ourselves to this arrangement, as in suspending a barrel in theholder, or even a can, we may use aratchet bar and pawl on each side.

In decanting a fluid from a can or a barrel the vessel is tilted to theproper angle and the pawl is thrown by hand into the ratchet-bar i,- orifa springpawl Z is used, it is held by hand until the vessel isproperly tilted, when it is left free to engage with the ratchet'baigbywhich the vessel is held in the required position. In order tofacilitate the discharge, the bottom or floor of the holder is cut awayto adapt it to the form and size of the receiver..

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv The combination of the ratchet-bar i,which is seen red to theholder in the manner descibed, with the holderconsisting ofiron bands fg, and the frame (1, having pivot bolts h, anda pawl, k, or aspring pawl, Z, secured thereon, substantially asand forthe purpose set forth.

GILBERT K. INGRAHAM. [1,. s.]

JOHN L. CRIST. [as] Witnesses:

ALrHoNso B. SMITH,

H. HERBERT (300K.

